Wow. I just noticed that I’ve reached 100 followers! While I started this blog about a year ago, I did not really start working on it until the beginning of the year. Near the end of January, I effectively re-launched my blog, more as a…

This morning before work, I logged onto my computer to check the progress of my ongoing disk scan. Sometime during the night, it seems my hard drive stopped functioning completely. The scan stopped, the drive no longer appeared as a device attached to my system…and there was no sign of my files. Well, I had no time to deal with it then, so I headed to work. Since coming home, I’ve been hard at work dissecting my computer trying to find the problem. I think I finally found it…

I recently had to rebuild my computer…while away on a lengthy business trip, my water-cooled superworkstation leaked. The leak wasn’t a gusher…rather, it was slow and steady. The coolant is water based, with a glycol and dielectric thinner mix…the leak was slow enough that a…

Well, the moment finally arrived, and I pulled the trigger: In two weeks time, I’ll be the proud owner of a brand new Canon EF 600mm f/4 L IS II lens! I’ve been waiting for the price to drop, and in support of that endeavor, I put in some price alerts at http://www.canonpricewatch.com. Several of the lenses I’ve had my eye on dropped in price over the last few days…